Latest Information Industry News and Resources
New Journal Article: “Assessment, Usability, and Sociocultural Impacts of DataONE: A Global Research Data Cyberinfrastructure Initiative”
The following journal article was recently published by the International Journal of Data Curation (IJDC). Title Assessment, Usability, and Sociocultural Impacts of DataONE Authors Robert J. Sandusky University of Illinois at Chicago Suzie Allard Lynn Baird Leah Cannon Kevin Crowston Amy … [Read More...]
Data in the News: 2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President
From the U.S. Census: The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the 2020 Census shows the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2020, was 331,449,281. The U.S. resident population represents the total number of people living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The … [Read More...]
Now with Linked Data! Rhizome Announces the Relaunch of Artbase, an Archive of Born-Digital Art
From Rhizome: Rhizome’s key archive of born-digital art, the ArtBase, was initiated in 1999. Accepting open submissions which were lightly moderated, the ArtBase grew over the years to hold more than 2,200 artworks. Since 2014, Rhizome’s preservation team under the direction of Dragan Espenschied … [Read More...]
NPD Group Reports: “Adult Fiction Books Posted Highest Q1 Sales Since 2013” & the Rise of Book-Tok on Tik-Tok
From NPD Group: In the first quarter of 2021, the adult-fiction category for print books in the United States, an important indicator of book engagement, posted its highest first-quarter sales since 2013. Adult fiction book sales in January through March 2021 reached 39 million units, growing 35% … [Read More...]
Name Change: Open Access Button is Now OA.Works; New Name Reflects the “Momentum and Direction” of Organization; New Tools in the Works
From the OA.Works Blog: Eight years ago we got our start building the Open Access Button. Since then, we’ve built ShareYourPaper, InstantILL, and our organization. We have wonderful partnerships with librarians, and new tools in the pipeline. It’s time for our name to reflect the momentum and … [Read More...]
1619 Project Founder Nikole Hannah-Jones Working With Librarians to Safeguard Community Histories
From the American Library Association: History is the glue binding communities together. As culture is passed down from generation to generation reinforces our connection to the past, we lay a firm foundation for the future. During Preservation Week 2021, celebrated April 25– May 1 with the theme … [Read More...]
Reports: “The New iOS Update Lets You Stop Ads From Tracking You—So Do It”
From WIRED: If you're sick of opaque ad tracking and don't feel like you have a handle on it, a new iOS feature promises to give you back some control. With the release of Apple's iOS 14.5 on Monday, all of your apps will have to ask in a pop-up: Do you want to allow this app to track your activity … [Read More...]
An Update on the NIH Preprint Pilot
From the National Library of Medicine Technical Bulletin: Ten months into the NIH Preprint Pilot, more than 2,100 preprints reporting NIH-supported research on COVID-19 are now discoverable in PubMed Central (PMC) and PubMed. Through early April 2021, these records have been viewed more than 1 … [Read More...]
Roundup (April 26, 2021)
ALA Announces the 2022 Carnegie Selection Committee (via ALA) Introducing 50+ New Public Library Members of the Internet Archive’s Community Webs Program Library of Congress Preservation Team Preservation Launches Blog OverDrive Announces New Databases & Streaming Media Services for Libraries … [Read More...]
Literature Review: “Library Study Space Design: Intentional, Inclusive, Flexible”
From Duke University Library "Bitstreams" Blog: In the Assessment & User Experience department, one of our ongoing tasks is to gather and review patron feedback in order to identify problems and suggest improvements. While the libraries offer a wide variety of services to our patrons, one of the … [Read More...]
New Online From Princeton University Library: Capturing Feathers, a Virtual Bird Imagery Digital Exhibition
From Princeton University Library: A new digital Princeton University Library (PUL) exhibition explores the bird imagery in the Library’s Digital Repository and highlights the importance of birds as an indicator species, serving as one of nature’s primordial messengers of climate change. Titled … [Read More...]
Not Real News: An Associated Press Roundup of Untrue Stories Shared Widely on Social Media This Week
From the Associated Press: A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts… Direct to Full Text See Also: More “Not … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “An Overview of Recent Digital Humanities Initiatives in US Art Libraries”
The full text article linked below was recently published by Art Libraries Journal. Title An Overview of Recent Digital Humanities Initiatives in US Art Libraries Author Megan E. Macken Oklahoma State University Source Art Libraries Journal Volume 46, Issue 2 DOI: … [Read More...]
Video: Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) Meets with Members of the New Hampshire Library Association
From Rep. McLane Kuster: Yesterday [, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) met virtually with librarians from the New Hampshire Library Association to discuss the impact of the American Rescue Plan, support for ongoing community efforts as New Hampshire recovers from the pandemic, expanding access to … [Read More...]
Report: “Data Privacy Laws Sprout From Alaska to Virginia, Thanks to Bipartisan Support”
From AdAge: Red Florida may be about to join blue California in passing a tough data privacy law. While bipartisan political consensus is rare in the U.S., suspicion of “Big Tech” and advocacy of consumer data privacy are uniting politicians and spurring a slew of new legislation from … [Read More...]
New Online: National Archives of the Netherlands Digitizes 1.9 Million Items Linked to Dutch Slave Trade
From DutchNews.nl: The Dutch national archive has put almost two million documents and drawings online which relate to the Netherlands’ slavery past after an eight-year project to preserve and digitalise them. The documents cover a variety of companies involved in the slave trade and include … [Read More...]
Temple University: Charles Library Earns LEED Gold Certification
From Temple University: Since opening in 2019, Charles Library has led the way when it comes to sustainability efforts in higher education. Now, it’s been recognized by one of the most widely used and established green building rating systems in the world. LEED (Leadership in Energy and … [Read More...]
Research Article “The Impact of Online Misinformation on U.S. COVID-19 Vaccinations” (Preprint)
The following article (preprint) was recently shared on arXiv. Title The Impact of Online Misinformation on U.S. COVID-19 Vaccinations Authors Francesco Pierri Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy Indiana University Brea Perry Indiana University Matthew R. DeVerna Indiana University Kai-Cheng … [Read More...]
U.S. Census Releases New Data on Computer and Internet Use, Marriages and Divorces, Educational Attainment, and County Business Patterns
Four new data releases from the U.S. Census linked below. Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2018 Educational Attainment Data Number, Timing and Duration of Marriages and Divorces 2019 County Business Patterns Now Available … [Read More...]
PEN America Releases “Freedom to Write Index 2020”
From a Pen America Announcement: PEN America's Freedom to Write Index provides a count of the writers and public intellectuals imprisoned around the world during the previous calendar year. Since its launch last year, the Freedom to Write Index has helped to inform the greater public about threats … [Read More...]
